LIAM Payne’s grieving dad is facing a $10million defamation lawsuit filed by his late son’s pal, Rogelio “Roger” Nores, who was charged with manslaughter over his death.

Liam Payne's friend Roger Nores is suing the singer's dad for alleged defamation. Nores was charged with manslaughter in connection to Payne's death.

The father of late One Direction star Liam Payne, Geoff Payne, has been named in a US defamation case by the singer's friend Roger Nores. Payne died, aged 31, from "multiple trauma" and "internal and external haemorrhage", after he fell from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires.